Engineering - Material Management Associate (Purchasing)

Singapore Airlines; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in Singapore is seeking a Material Management professional to handle purchasing duties, process orders in SAP, and liaise with vendors. The ideal candidate possesses an Engineering Diploma, SAP familiarity, and strong skills in MS Office. Responsibilities include sourcing competitive pricing, tracking deliveries, and ensuring spares availability. Competitive compensation and dynamic work environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Familiar with SAP (SQ01, MB51, MMBE).
• Proficient in Excel, able to use pivot tables for analysis.
• Knowledge of Material Management operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase requisitions in SAP.
• Source competitive pricing and availability.
• Liaise with vendors to meet delivery schedules.

Skills

SAP

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Commercial negotiation

Verbal and written communication

Teamwork

Education

Diploma in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

The successful candidate will be part of the Material Management Department, SIA Engineering Division. He / She will be handling duties related to Purchasing.

Key Responsibilities

• Process outstanding purchase requisitions in SAP
• Source for most competitive pricing and availability
• Challenge vendors on price escalation beyond Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSAA), Supplier Support Conditions (SSC) or Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE) contracts
• Place order to ensure spares availability via timely routine purchasing
• Evaluate chemicals, bulk materials, change kits and spares inventory levels, consumption, and reorder lead-time for optimum inventory stock level
• Track progress for delivery of spares in accordance with listed lead time and ensure completion of purchase orders
• Liaise with vendors to ensure delivery schedules meet operational requirements and after-sales support
• Ensure discrepancy reports arising from delivery of spares are investigated and resolved
• Review outstanding price variance to prevent holding up invoice payment
• Prevent aging price variance by constant monitoring
• Ensure availability of spares to prevent any task card withdrawals
• Review spares periodically for task card requirements
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) testing

Requirements

• Possess a Diploma, preferably in Engineering
• Must be familiar with SAP e.g. able to use SQ01, MB51, MMBE
• Proficient in MS Office suite of products, especially Excel and Powerpoint e.g. able to use pivot table to perform trending and analysis and to prepare power point material
• Support in commercial negotiation for fixed price
• Knowledge and relevant experience of Material Management’s operations, administration and procedures would be preferred
• Able to engage directly with vendors and line engineers on the shop floor
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Motivated and driven
• Team player and also be able to work independently
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work on shift